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regularity of our plague epidemics. Any one doubting this should refresh his memory by reading again Dr. F. W. CLaur's Medical Report for 1902, where the relation hotreen surface-crowding and plague ig A. S. WATSON & CO.,

** fully discussed. It is hardly necessary to refer to Bombay and other Indian cities for confirmation of the views exprooted. While we have our Chinese papulation buddled together without air or light in too small a space for their number, so long shall we have to fight a liopeless Inttle against plague, the worst enemy of the Colony's" prosperity.

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Owing to the claims on our space, we are obliged to hold ever the report of the monthly meeting of the Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce.

At the Orange Grand Lodge of British North | Amo iss, Winnipeg, the Grand Master expressed regret at the visit of the King to the Popo, because the history of the past has left behind it a lingering sapicion that mich visits and Bearst conferences may be the foreranner of something not in the interest of the sacred nights we hold "whatever that may mas.

Writing on the 10th wit, about Beltish rail, way concessions in China, the Pall Mall Gazette

that "unless our Government takes a strong line in reminding the Tsungli Yamon other moss 'pushfal' nations-Germany, of their promisos, we must lui content to s Ituasin, Belgiam-obtain concossious that are denied to us." Whatever may be the abode of that defunct body, the Trangli Tamen, we can- not venture to say, but it would evidently take more "puskfül” (løvernment than the British

What thon is the situation? We have, on the one hand, a teeming population of Chinese cooped up in insanitary buildings, without euthicient light or air, and by their existence in such a condition menacing the COGNAC BRANDY health and lives of themselves and of the European and other non-Chinese residents of Hongkong, as well as vitally damaging the Colony's commerce. We have, on the other, the pitiable Chiacao appeal that the

With reference to the message dated Krals working people must have some place jumpor, 4th July, which appeared in the which they can dwell iu decency with their Straits Echo (quoted in our issue of Wednesday) families. Or, more shortly, we may put it the Singapore Free Press says: - Without $18.00 thus:-A continuance of airless cubicles making any comment on the abov, for com

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As will be seen from aur advertisement columur, Jack Grace of New York challanges ary man in China to s boxing match; weight, 10st,”

Tko Japaness training feet, which was laat. reported at Thursday Island, is going direct from Manila to Chomulpo, avoiding South China parts en account of plague. squadra is due at Yokosuks at the ead of August.

The

Chronicle inviata that, despite all donisis, he is in The Geneva correspondent of the Daily

a position to state that Poter Karageorgovitch was fully aware of the Servian plat, though its tragio euding we unexpected. It was believed able and agree to exile or sign his abdication ibat King Alexander would accept the inerit.

reminds Peter that the steps of his throne are wet with blood and that blood is slippery.

The best comment on the whole affair whiala we liave seen is that of a Russian paper, which

Sir Charles Rivers Wilson, President of the Grad Trunk Railway of Canada, had a long conferobes on the 10th ult. with Sir Wilfrid Isaurier with reference to the aid to be given and to the Pacific coast. The project has met towards the construction of another line over- with an unexpected obstacle in the discovery of

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[FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT,}

SHANGHAI SEDITION]}

TRIAL.

CHINESE AND THE NEW ORDINANCE,

The Chung Ngoi San Po (Chinese Daily Press) of yesterday coptalued saias strangly-worded comments on the new Publio Health and Baildings Ordiastos. The following in a fros translation of the leading article:--

"Now that the now Public Health Bill has bean passed, the Government has commenced to take measurements of the interior of dwellings SHANGHAI, 15th July, 7.10 p.m. | in No.5 Health Distriol, with a view to deciding the maximum number of persons who should ba permitted to live in cash flat. The Chiuss3

many have moved their families book to Canton inhabitants are much agitated by the news, and since the commoncemout of the Tomb Festival

AN ADJOUENMENT.

before Mr. Sun, the Mixed Court magistrate, The Supan sedition trial began to-day

and Mr. Giles, the Britieh Assessor. There was no special court. The charges were formulated and the trial was then adjourned until Tuesday next.

REUTER'S SERVICE.}

THE KING'S VISIT TO IRELAND.

LONDON, 14th July.

The Dublin Corporation, after four hours of

voles not to present an address to the King on

and there is grost concora as to how the Government officials will carry out the new Ordinance.

Houso-rent in Hongkong is

now enormously high, sad the Colony has become one of the dearest places in the world to live in, Rice is dear, fuel ie doar, sud if the

( Government intends to enforce this new Ordinsaco to the full extent it will be extremely diflenlt for the Chiness inhabitants to live bera Those with small incomes will not to able to remain here, but will be obliged to remove their familes to the mainlant. Wilchever way the matter is looked at, it will bear very harshly on the Chinese. If the men remsin here owing

and overcrowding means death and heavy ment is really not newis, let it be simply said overland railway to the Pacifle, and giving all starmy proceedings, has decided by 40 to 87 to trade connections, they will have to provide

lous: au insmediate enforcement of the regulations against that continuance means 24.00 intolerable hardships for the pourer Chinese and possibly the driving out of their families. We do not know that there exist in Hougkong sufficient available homes for the population which must be displaced 30.00 in the attempt to give enough living room and light to the poorer part of the community. On the 27th November last HE. the Governor, in the concluding speech of an extremely interesting debate ou the second reading of the Public Health and Building Bill, said;—“ A "very large question that has been * brought forward is, the question of what "is to be done with the large number of people who must be displaced by the operation of the Ordinance. I quite agres "with that.

But then, on the other hand, "the Ordinance is not going to act at a "moment's notice. Action must necessarily be slow, and the brond question will present, itself to us whether it is better **that we should suddenly undertake a

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that the above is printed as a "spacial telegram"; (2) that it is assorted to have been banded in at Kuala Lumper; (3) and that the Echa must be presumed to pretond to believe that the Penang public can be got to baliovo all that rubbish. As far as H. E. the Governor is concerned bis plans ara so serret to most people in Singapore, Penang, or the Malay States. The Governor goes home on short leave in the first week of October, as has been known for months. Mr. Taylor in the regular course, will act for Sir Frank Olleer Administering the wettenham as Government, and Mr. Kyanarsley, Resident Connelllor at Eguang, will come to Singapore to eat as Colonial Secretary.

On the 28th May a Grace passed the Sauato of the University of Cambridge by virtue of

whick Chinese was formally include in the forth is possible to graduate with bonours in Oriental Langauges Tripos; and it will hene.

that language alous, coupled with some know. ledge of the general history of the Far East, The University of Cambridge hopes to catoli the student young, and to tarry him, without haste and without delay, Carough a three years course, such as will give him in thorough grount. ing in the wrilles language, and enable bin, if

THE UNIONIST FREE TRADERS.

on industial element in the Liberal party in favour of the constraction of a Government

Tisida han greatly gained strength, and it is the railroads running powers cone this line. stated that Ministers are seeking to reconcilebis forthcoming visit. the Grand Trunk Company to the project of Government construction. If, however, judg

|straction of the line by the Grand Trauk no ment should finally go in favour of the con-

very material zid is likely to be given beyond the bond guarantee. But the whole plan may even now be changed and a Government railway constructed through from Quebec to the Pacifie coast.

H.K.V.C. PROMENADE CONCERT,

Approaching the Voluntees Parade Grand Inst evening a picture was presented that offered many beautiful fortares. Coloured lanterne circling the lawn illuminated the elrabbory with fantastic gliding spots of light, and the Landis, tempted by the balmy atmosphere, appear inspromptu stage was gay with flags and plants

ed in suitable costumes, in spite of the earlier threat of rain. On the right the lower sinpes of the Peak towered above, garbad in richest grenn. The night was warm, but a cooling brecae was wafted through the pins-clad slopes. Shortly after 9 o'clock the orchestra opmed the entertainment with the overturs from Poet

and Peasant: the other numbers of the long

LONDON, 14th July, At a mooting of the Unionist Free Traders under the presidenay of Sir Michael Hicks Brack, it was unanimously decided to take steps to obtain a full debate in the House of Commons on Mr. Chamberlain's fiscal proposals before the

end of the session.

FREFERENTIAL DUTIES.

LONDON, 14th July. Correspondence between Great Britain, Germany, and Belgium, arising out of Canca's proferential duties in favour of the Mother South Afcies, give proferones to Grant Britain Country, shows that if other colonies, notably

Gerusuy proposes to imposs a higher tariff on all British imports,

GREAT BRITAIN AND FRANCE,

LONDON, 14 b July,

The National Fete velebrations in France

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banquet at Sydney, at which the Governor, Sir Harry Rowson, tousled the Anglo-French rapprochement, the toast being received with enthusiasm.

A. S. WATSON & CO. large eisure of socialist legislation fortunate enough to findt his liues laid in Chius,

yesterday wore the occasion of numerons cordial "the Government entering with the public to graft un spaadily and without difficulty a ride and varied programme ware much enjoyed. demonstrations in Great Britain, and also of "money into competition with those whose

and business like knowledge of the colloquis, 1. | H.E, the Governor was present. A fall report| “business it is to build and supply houses One of his rewards will be the degree in houours of the concert will appear in to-morrow's issue. "for the accommodation of the people, or The University of Cambridge has the distinction The programme was as follows:- "whether we should leave that to the of possessing a large and extremely valuable

PART I. “ordinary operation of commercial prin-Chinese library, such as would be sought for in

Overtime......"Foet and Peasant,"

ORCHESTRA, vain, not merely in Europe and Aurisa, but Tea, Bariton The Mariners"... Randegger ciples and my

view is that

even in Chius itself. Already, too, there is a "it is better to leave it to the ordinary

and Bass Trio į proposal on the part of ono generous donor to operation, especially hers in Hongkong,

set aside a sum of money for the sudowment of "where there are societies and indivi-

a scholarship in Chín

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ORCHESTRA.

According to a Washington despatch dated June 5, close friends of Embassador [so the Sen Francisco Chronicle prefers to spell the word Ambassador] McCormick, who was reprimanded by Societary Hay for talking too mush," say tust the real oxuse of the Secretary'a ire is the fact that the Ambassador charged that anti-March Lom Fannhauser.... Russian santiment, as a result of the Jewish

Wagner massacre, which is gaining such usedway in the Tenor Sole. "My Love has come," Marcials

Mr. P. W. GoLURING. Staten, was started and is being fostered by

Wanderer's English and German influences, McCormick

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"The Bugler," Mr. 6. Wir?FICK. "God Save the King"

ACCIDENT TO MR. MORGAN PHILLIPS.

and must do so increasingly. In the mean- time, do we find that Sir HENRY BLAKE'S confidence in the ordinary operations," quout above, justified? Are there spring-

Terer and "The ing up a sufficient number of new houses ready for occupation by the people on the

believes that Rusda is the tried and tras friond point of being displaced from their present

of this Govorament, continges the despatch. unhealthy surroundings? The new train-

and in an interview he deprocated the growth ways are progressing rapidly; are the

af sentiment voiced in numerous anti-Rasian suburbs arising at their further ends? His

meetings which are being held throughout the Excellency, it seems to us, mode an unfair

country. This sentiment, he believes, is hops use of the odium attaching to the word alive by Itussia's encules, and "in one artwo **accialist". in conservative minds when, in the cuses he has been able to trace to English. Loxton Ormice: 181, FLEET STREET. E.C. speech we have quoted he spoke of "under- sources reports which have given a great taking a large measure of socialiat legislu-impetus to the anti-Russian movement in this tion by the Government entering with the country." The Ambasador intended to do some public money into competition" with the missionary work in behalf of Russia during his owners and builders. We may well ask

stay in the Statues, but the reprimand he received the question, whether is it more worthy that of the bousing accommodation of its of the Government to pour out vast sume workers and their families. We publish

of money yearly in the fight against plague, to-day a translation of a leading article or to run the risk (if such exists) of being which appeared yesterday morning in the called "socialist" by providing a certain Chung Ngoi San Po und which has already number of model dwellings for the die.

A friend of the futo. King. Alexander of attracted a great deal of attention among placed workers and their families. There

Servia who was in Loudon at the time of the our Chinese fellow-residents. The article is little essential difference, after all, be-

murder made a statement to a representative of speaks for itself. It is a powerful appeat tween providing segregation-blocks for the Press in the course of which he said that on behalf of the almost innumerable Chinese plague contacts und providing blocks for the King had paid a penalty for his marriage families on whom the provisions of the now those whom the plague is more than likely and for all the errors of judgment, which

Honoreng, 17th July, 1903. HONGKONG is at present confronted with the most serious question which can face any large nud rapidly growing community,

from Becretary Hay will probably prosent bim from carrying out his plans. McCormick's plainly spoken words offended Scaratry Hay and that is the sole reason for the bad half hour which the Secretary gara tha Ambassador.

frinds make no excuss when they say that his

SOMALILAND.

LONDON, 14th July. The casualties in the Somaliland expedition, from the beginning to the battle of Eroge on | the Ist Jaly, amount to 17 British officers, soven of other ranks, and 339 natives. The cost of the expedition. from the time the War Offco audertook operations, is about £150,000, aud the pregant cost about £5,000 per month.

CANTON,

[FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.]

Canton, 15th July. THE NEW VICEROY,

for their families in Canton, at great incon- venience Sccause of thedistance, and if the families remain here, the expiss of living will be so high that they will be unable to make ands mest. Consequently, the minds of the Chinuss in the Wanchai district it will be necessary to are afisme. We are told that in a certain strest pall down the partitions in the flats in order to meet the Government requirements, but we do not vouch for the accuracy of the ramour. At midnight on the 12th inst a sanitary inspector made a house-to-house visitation in Gangh otrest, and next day the Sanitary Authority issued circulars to the house-owners requesting them to pull down all partitions on every foor within a fortnight, and they are not allowed to be put up again without the consent of the Sanitary Board. Now, the upper flats are at abolition of partitions will rob them of the a rule coonplad by severaf families, and the privacy they now enjoy. Everyone knows the sentiments of Chinese women in this respect, and if the law is pat in force it will bo a great violence to their feelings of modesty. Some time ago, in the by-lanes, the Government would not allow partitious or cabioles to be put up. We hope that the Government will soon amend the Ordianuco. May be, the Government will permit the use of

curtains or screens, as they have done in the houses in the by-lanes, but if the Ordinance is Pat in fores at ours, how are we to have petition the Sanitary Board, how long will they. curtains or soreens ready? If the Chinese

have to wait for an answer? Wo beg the Govern ment to bave some consideration for the Chinese. If one keeps a pig, a gont, or a cow, it is kept in separato compartment. Are there to be no "Buch reservations for human beinga? An Chiness to be regarded as lower than pigs and goats? All peoples are alike in that they are orvated by the great Providence, but the Chinese are now boing pot in a position lower than that of four-footed: animals.

We fool deoply pained to have to give expression to these sentiments.

"There is another matter to which we wish to call uttention. The Chinese members of the Legislative Council and the Sanitary Board are not fighting on behalf of the Chines inkubi fants of the Colony, and have not taken any stops to inform the Chinese Dahabitants beforehand of the notion of the Government. Perhaps, when these laws were passed by the Legislature, the Chinese members were The officials of the Liang Kwang had indeed absent. Must Chinese wales and females live Elgar good cansa for trembling in their shoes when promiscuously in disregard of the rules of the oppointment of the new Viceroy was an propriety P Or is the action that of the nonticed. Upright and scropalous himself, he Sanitary inspectoin oaly, without the know- is determined to show no mercy to those who lodge of the Government? We cannot solve the line their own pockote at the expense of the puzzle. We are quite aware that the Govern- people. Daring his short stay in Lanton Lament officials in this Colony are doing their best degraded the famons Nem Hoi magistrate, and for the Chinese Inhabitants. We have 200,000 now, as the result of his investigations in Chinese living in the Colony, and it is their Kwangsi, twenty of the highest officials in fervent prayer that the Government will that province hace been severely punished. speedily unend the Ordinance. In case the An Imperial Buist was issued on the 6th Government has inued circulars calling for

sustained a nasty fall owing to some part of the saddle giving way. Mr. Phillips pluckily hold

Farly yesterday while Mr. Mergan Phillips was riding bie mare Legacy on the racecottres, he

instant, in response to a memorial from the the removal of the partitions, it would be a Grand Stand, and was picked up in an uncon- officials, and attributing the spread of the rebel-amend the Ordinance ae that it will not operate en for some time, but eventually feli near the Viceroy denouncing many of the Kwangsi good unt on their part to recall them, and soious condition by Mr. Skulls and others. Fr. Ilon to their incapacity. The best known of harably on the Chinese population. We are Phillips remained unconscious, we are informed, the victims are Govraer Wang, whose name quite willing to obey all rules of the Sanitary about too minutes, but we are glad to hara has been prominent lafely in connection with Department, but if this law should be amended, that his fujarios were not of a serious nature. the famine fund, and Marshat Su, who failed the Chinese inhabitants would never cease to

sigually in his attempts to put down the be grateful.” DARING STREET ROBBERY. rabellion. Tre officials. Judge Huang and Brigadier General Shen, have been dismissed Another was added yesterday to the list of and are to be exiled for some years. The Pro- an impossible one. This he know and felt, but Colny recently, the victim this time being fan dianised from office. he was to headstrong that when he asked advice Miss Berkeley, daughter of the Hon. Sir o would only tolerate acqui-scence in his own H. S. Berkeley, Attorney-General. Luckily the Sabemos.

Ministors shrank from audiences at incident was witnessed by an European, and the the Konsi. Of his courage there was no

thief is now awaiting an appearance at the Felice question. He had been urged on two or

Cour. Mist Barkeley and her sister were out

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.

Ordinance must weigh extremely heavily, to affect next year. The terror of the followed it. The King's position had long bean street robberies which have taken place in the vincial Treasurer, Tang Shou Ming, has also at Vancouver on the 14th inst., at 7 p.m.

If any confirmation of the principal state- ments made therein be required we need only refer to that memorandum of Dr. PEAKSE, Acting Medical Officer of Health, which was published on the 3rd instant, The case is there put more dispassionately

name of socialista cannot surely be so oppressive to men of commenseuse,

The French Mail of the 16th June was delivered in London on the 15th inst,

than in our Chines: contemporary's article, Four cases of plague-all Chinese, ono fatal but its strength can none the more beers reported during the 24 hours ended at

noon yesterday. Total for the year, 1,344. disregarded. If any one fact stands out clearly after a perusal of these two documents, it is that no mere abolition

The now Viceroy is being vigorously sup- ported at Peking in his policy: Clasting out the Augacon stable is usually a dangerous and at the best a thankless task, but the great Viceroy is evidently in favour at Court, and the reforms

hoped will change the face of the southern provinces.

The C.P.R. steamer Express of India arrivod The Imperial German malt steamer Stutt- park, which left bere on the 15h alt., p... arrived at Genon on Wednce ay at 6 pm,

The C.P.R. Bieamer Athenian arrived at Yokohama at 7 pm on the 15th inst, and left yniu al & pan on the 16th inst. for Kobe, where she is due to arrive at Ga.m. to-morrow.

The Boston Tow Bost Co.'s steamer Pleiades

The T.K.K. steamer Rosella Baru left Manila yesterday afternoon, and is expected here to- morrow, at 2 p.m.

the following sport:-

WEATHER REPORT.

three occasions during the past 12 month shopping, and the former was carrying here is instituting will be thorough, and it is to be arrived at Kobe on the 15th inst. to abdicate, but he always scouted the idea, which contained only a small sun of "Here I am; here I must remain had been notoriously bad locality, the thief camo ap money, in her baud. At Le Ynen Stroot, a bis reply to those who, out of real affection

RECENT APPOINTMENTS. behind Miss Berkeley and enatched her paris for his many amiable qualities, urged bim to

The Treasurer of Kiaugsi, K'o Feng Shih, By permission of Major Radcliffe and officers, learo Belgrade and then to address from another Cullen, who was riding past in his ricksha and Wang, bears a good reputation, and doubtlessall Gway. She screamed, and Sanitary Inspector who has been appointed in the place of Governor the band of the 33rd Burma Infantry will play country a farewell lattor to the nation resigning saw the Chinaman dart off, jumped out and the officials who all the vacant places in Kwange of cubicles will solve the question how to the following programme of music, during din the Throne. Bat he could not bear the idea of made niter bim. The clase was a long one, will be trustworthy men News is to hand of secure increased health and sanitation in per, at the King Edward Hotel to-day (wauther exile. His opinion for the last two yours had and many attempts were made by Chiness to the appointment of Was Chung Yen as Chief this Colony. Now we have always warmly permitting):--

been that the King's mind had been unhinged, block Inspector Cullen's way. He showed Interproter to the Viceroy in the place of the advocated all reasonable measures directed March........."Farko 's Laughing Song.", .Froud and that ho was hauuted with the knowledge of these fellow scant consideration, it might well-known Li Chi. Air. Wan has been a

"The Flying Dutchman," Wagner **Espa

Waldtentel the Karageorgaritch conspiracy, which he was never have caught his man had ho not "The Gay Parisenne,”.. Caryll poverions to arrest er even to undermine. The The Sapphire Necklace". Sullivan officers of the army most keenly felt the crowding which flourishes in windowless Salection

"Reminiscences of

Chambers humiliation which Servis experienced under the Plantation cubicles. From this kind of overcrowding American Two Step Mumblin Moe, Thurhan Queen Draga régime, and the King's action

could only end in ono way--removal."

against overcrowding, among our working classes, and particularly against that over-

we are convinced, comes the virulence and

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been able to attract the notion of Police. clerk in the Imperial Maritime Customs service, and joined in the pursuit, between them they When the Viceroy returns to Canton he will Inspector Williamson, who was in the vicinity and is n graduate of Queen's College, Hongkong. captured the miscreant, who was taken to the Central Police Station and charged. The case dubtis proceed on the same lines, and the will probably be heard to-day,

efficials in this city are scarcely to be earled.

The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued

and the Chlua coast, risen & little over the The turometer has fallen slightly over Japan Philippin

Adepression appears to be moving Eastwards over the NE. Cost of China.

Pressure remains high over the Pacific to the

Formoss Chaquel and the N. part of the China South of Japan.

Gradients slight for SE, and E. winds in the

Forecast:-Light E. winds; fair.

Sea,

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